How to Say “It Is Warm” in Spanish

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está templado
/esta templado/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'it is warm' can be translated into Spanish as está templado.
está templado is used to describe a temperature that is pleasantly mild or lukewarm. While está templado refers to a mild temperature, you may also encounter Hace calor to express that it is warm. If you wish to describe something as hot, use Caliente or if you want to say it is cool, use Fresco.

Which one should you use?

While está templado describes a mild or pleasant temperature, the phrase Hace calor is also used to say 'it is warm'. If the warmth is slightly more intense, the term Caliente (hot) is used, whereas Fresco describes a cool temperature.

Did you know?

  • If you describe a person as caliente, you are not saying they have a fever or are warm to the touch. In many Spanish-speaking countries, this is a slang term meaning the person is sexually aroused.
  • The word templado comes from the same root as the English word 'temper', which relates to bringing something to a balanced or moderate state.
  • While templado describes a pleasant balance, the word tibio for lukewarm is often used metaphorically to describe a weak or mediocre personality.

Examples in context

  • El clima es cálido y agradable
    The weather is warm and pleasant
  • Hace calor para ser invierno
    It is warm for winter
  • Hace calorcito al mediodía
    It gets a little warm at noon
  • El clima hoy está templado.
    The weather today is pleasantly mild.
  • El caldo está templado, no está hirviendo.
    The broth is lukewarm, it is not boiling.

Example conversation

Mateo and Lucía are checking the temperature of a bath.

  1. Mateo

    Lucía, ¿crees que el agua esté lista?
    Lucía, do you think the water is ready?
  2. Lucía

    Sí, ya está templado.
    Yes, it is warm now.
  3. Mateo

    Perfecto, me voy a bañar ahora.
    Perfect, I am going to bathe now.
  4. Lucía

    Que disfrutes tu baño, Mateo.
    Enjoy your bath, Mateo.

Sources

  • IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
  • Word origins: Wiktionary entries templado, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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